County Clare, Ireland, Genealogy & Family History Notes with coats of arms

Finding Your Family in County Clare This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find your family in County Clare, Ireland. Focusing specifically on families within the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in Clare. The most numerous families from birth records are given, as well as rather rare Clare families found in heraldic records. Included you will find a full page county map from the Atlas of Ireland, along with a listing of modern parishes and old townlands, along with the address and location of records for more research. Published by the Irish Genealogical Foundation, this book was originally made for members researching in Clare. What this book does This work includes copies of actual records (some worn, torn and faded), from the IGF Library. It also includes rough sketches of family coats of arms and notes from centuries past - seldom found elsewhere. The resources provided here will help research any family in the county, including old Irish families, and settler families from England, Scotland, Wales and the continent. This book is a hands on guide for finding your family in Clare- some family history is included - but it is not a gigantic collection of family histories . (For that see 'The Book of Irish Families, great & small', the first book in the Irish Families series by O'Laughlin. See also Families of County Clare, Ireland, a part of this series) The Irish Families Project for Clare The Master book to the 34 volume Irish Families series is 'The Book of Irish Families, great & small'. That book gives hundreds of family histories from County Clare, and the surrounding areas. " County Clare Genealogy and Family History Notes", volume 32 in the series, expands upon that coverage with added families and new resources just for Clare. (In this way both books can work together as a set if desired, or they may be used independently for research.) Most Numerous Families The most numerous families in Clare in the 19th century were: McMahon.....MacMahon.....McMahone McNamara.....MacNamara...MacConmara Moloney.....Maloney.....Molony O'Brien....O'Bryan.....O'Brian McInerney......MacInerney....McKinerny Kelly.....Kelley.....Kellie Keane.....Kean.....Kane Murphy.....Murphey.....Morphey Griffin.....Griffen.....Griffy Halloran.....Holloran.....Haloran Ryan.....Riane.....Ryane Lynch.....Linch.....Lynche Clancy.....Clancey.....Clansy The Families of Co. Clare contents: T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s List of Books, ISBN data....................................... Barony Map of Clare (1878).......................... P a r t O n e Introduction to Sources; Birth Index..................... National Resource List ......................................... Local Resource List............................................... Names in County Clare ......................................... P a r t T w o The complete existing returns from the 'census' of 1659, also showing the methods of spelling family names and place names at that time in history. Many Irish families are given in specific baronies within the county in this census. Additionally the barony is broken down into parishes, Townelands, and tituladoes, along with the number of English and Irish in each area. The tituladoes are both Irish and English. The baronies included here are : Bunratty; Tulla; Inchiquine; Island Bar; Clandirala (Clanderlaw); Corcomroe; Moyferta; Burren; and Ibrickane. Note the names on the first page: